Started checking out a bunch of videos on YouTube after watching the SXM clip. Check out some of these trail strikes...
Started checking out a bunch of videos on YouTube after watching the SXM clip. Check out some of these trail strikes...
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i've seen videos of the boeing 777 doing the same at EDW. they used blocks of wood as skid pads i think. seeing the whalejet do it is pretty amazing too.
as far as that A320 video is concerned, what kind of a half-rate pilot do you have to be to screw up a landing that badly?!?! especially when the airplane flies itself for you too. and the A320 is pretty high on it's gear, not like it's easy to smack the tail into the ground...
it is mathematically impossible for either hummingbirds, or helicopters to fly. fortunately, neither are aware of this.
I remember reading that pilot was fired, and rightfully so.Originally Posted by cancidas
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
Same here.
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Yeah, it just too many lives at risk.I remember reading that pilot was fired, and rightfully so.
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What's the point of the tail strike test if they put 2x4s on the tail rather than actually slamming the tail into the ground? What are they testing exactly, if they're not testing the rigidity of the tail itself?
Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. We have a small problem.
All four engines have stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them under control.
I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9
They are usually doing "minimum unstick" tests, where they see just how slow they can go while getting airborne. They really aren't slamming the tail into the ground, they are trying to fly the aircraft off at the slowest possible airspeed, which occurs at the maximum rotation angle - where the tail would be striking the ground.
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